Single achievement

“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
08APR24 2110Z NZNP NZHN Nexus 15 Pilatus PC-21 (PC21) -57 ft/m 108 nm 00:25 View
31MAR24 2208Z NZWO NZHN Greekazoid Cessna Caravan (C208) -52 ft/m 201 nm 01:16 View
30MAR24 2254Z NZWN NZHN Nexus 19 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -696 ft/m 210 nm 00:16 View
22MAR24 1320Z NZNP NZHN VAF771 Seby Boeing 737-800 (B738) -236 ft/m 121 nm 00:25 View
14MAR24 2042Z NZWR NZHN Lewis Dinsdale ATR ATR-42-600 (AT46) -187 ft/m 158 nm 00:34 View
09MAR24 2029Z NZGS NZHN SJ2077 Diamond DA-62 (DA62) -121 ft/m 167 nm 01:00 View
09MAR24 1332Z NZNP NZHN VAF263 Stefano Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -78 ft/m 121 nm 00:45 View
07MAR24 1638Z NZWR NZHN Alfredo Cortina Boeing 737-700 (B737) -185 ft/m 161 nm 00:34 View
24FEB24 0311Z NZRU NZHN Jeph 775 Heavy Cessna Caravan (C208) -325 ft/m 110 nm 00:40 View
22FEB24 1945Z NZWR NZHN Andy Grant Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -39 ft/m 138 nm 00:41 View
15FEB24 1643Z NZCH NZHN VAF197 Giampiero Boeing 737-800 (B738) -46 ft/m 372 nm 00:58 View
14FEB24 0146Z NZNR NZHN Roger Abram Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -115 ft/m 128 nm 00:33 View
03FEB24 1817Z YSSY NZHN Horbert Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -113 ft/m 1213 nm 02:32 View
02FEB24 1752Z NZWR NZHN Berry31 ATR ATR-45-500 (AT45) -282 ft/m 166 nm 00:41 View
24JAN24 0541Z NZPM NZHN Hudson Garcia Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -89 ft/m 183 nm 00:44 View
23JAN24 1812Z NZCH NZHN João Amaral Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -248 ft/m 379 nm 00:59 View
19JAN24 2344Z NZGS NZHN Ranbogmord Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -105 ft/m 155 nm 00:51 View
19JAN24 2343Z NZGS NZHN Gregor Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) -508 ft/m 152 nm 00:19 View
19JAN24 2342Z NZGS NZHN Wingman Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -148 ft/m 140 nm 00:49 View
19JAN24 2341Z NZGS NZHN Scorpio49 Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -85 ft/m 142 nm 00:47 View